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Bureau Fails To Grant Bridge Bid
The tentative awarding of a $599.78� contract by the Montana Highway commission to build a bridge over the Missouri rivi*r in central Montana has not been granted by the U. S. Bureau of Public Roads.
State Highway Engineer Scott P. Hart Mid the bridge project will be advertised later. Low bidder on the project at the July 27 opening in Helena was the N. A. Nelson Construction Co., Sheridan. Wyo.
Hart said it was hoped at the next bid opening that more bidders would be interested and more favorable prices received.
The bridge would span the Missouri's longest unbridged section and would be located between Grass Range and Malta on Highway 19.
Since construction started, a slide condition arose. Although Hart said that this was not the reason for the failure to award the contract, it roight mean an alternate route to the bridge site from the south will be considered.
Leukemia Victim
STATE VACCINE APPORTIONMENT 20,853 DOSES
Montana will get 20.a53 doses or Salic polio vaccine under the government's voluntary distribution program for children in the 5-9 age groups. Dr. G. D. Carlyle Thompson said.
Apportionment figures for the state were revised upward from Ithe 18.144 dose figure announced by the U. S. Public Health service in Washington.
Thompson said that of the vaccine now available for Montana. 3.000 doses are being reserved for the public health program in the state. The remaining 17.847 doses will be available to regular commercial outlets.
Under the state's voluntary control plan, pharmacists and physicians have agreed the vaccine will !�� made available only to those youngsters in Montana within the 5-9 group.
The statewide Salk inoculation program this year was given to an estimated 15.000 first and second graders through county health agencies. All but two of Montana's 56 counties participated.
The State Board of Health reported, however, there are about 58.000 children In the 5-8 group. This means that a little more than one-quarter of the eligible youngsters have received the vaccine shots to date.
KATHY MURPHY, three-year-eld daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Murphy, suffers from a rare form of leukemia known as letterer-stiles. She is at present at the home of her grandparents in
Butte, Mont. The Senior Woman's club of Culbertson will sponsor a drive to collect money to help the Murphy family and also Mrs. Floyd Mathiason, another victim of leukemia.
Indian Tribal Land Sales Total $91,597
Tribal Indian oil land bonuses for tracts north of Poplar totaled $91,597.83 in a sealed bids sale last Friday at the Tribal chambers in Poplar. Oil news of wells shows standard progress with East Poplar Unit No. 61 f'owing water and oil from the Charles A zone.
Another piece of oil events pertinent to Wolf Point was the decision to move the Amerada company out of Wolf Point to Plenty-wood.
Myszka Death Case Preliminary Hearing Is Being Continued
The preliminary hearings In the case of Floyd C. London and ton Bill have been continued until Sept. 10, on motion filed by Mc-Cone county attorney B. Miles Larson.
London .-nd son are b-:ing held without bail in connection with the shooting of Clement A. Mys-zka, near Circle, Aug. 17. Both are charged with first degree murder. Bill London is in the Glendive jail and Floyd London it in the Sidney jail.
Mytzka. 17, was a farmhand on the London farm near Circle at the time of the fatal shooting. He and a friend. Pat Rauen. Edgar. Wis., were enroute to Yellowstone park and had been working on the London farm a-bout a week or 10 days.
"NOAH'S ARK" HIGHLIGHTS ICE SHOW AT BUTTE
"Holiday on Ice" a revue with 35 acts, including a special number for children, will be held in Butte Sept. 10 to 15 at the Butte Civic Center. Sponsored by the Bagdad Shrine Temple, all proceeds from the show this year will go to the Shriners Crippled Childrens hospital in Spokane.
The highlight of the revue will be "Noah's Ark", a show with a moral for children. Tickets for "Holiday" are on sale at the Civic Center, and mail orders may be sent to the show care of the center. Prices for all performances are $3. $2.50. $2. and $1.50.
Sunday performances are at 1:30 or 6:30 p.m. All other performances are at 8:30 nightly. Tickets ordered by mail should mention the date of performance desired, section or price range, and enclose a stamped, self addressed return envelop with check or money order.
Fruit Growing Center
The highest bid offered for an Indian land tract was $43.29. given by Carter. Out of 74 tracts for sale, 46 of them were sold with a total acreage of 9,191.38 acres sold. Acres offered were 16,151.80. The averag; bonus per acre was $9.97.
Bids were to have been received ually owned trust or restricted In-for leasing 5.920.40 acres of tribal lands and 9.991.40 acres of individ-dian land and 240 acres of Turtle Mountain public domain allotments located in Roosevelt and Daniels counties for oil and gas mining purposes.
Oil companies submitting bids included Carter, Sinclair. Amerada Petroleum company. California �.�������. Gulf Oil company, Richfield Oil company, and Mobile Producing company. Locations of the tracts are north of Poplar.
The mds are subject to approval of the Assiniboine-Sioux tribes of the Fort Peck Indian reservation and units on allotted lands are subject to approval of individual Indian owners.
Well Information
East Poplar Unit No. 57 has reached a total depth of 8,920 feet in the Red River formation and the operator is currently setting production casing through the Charles formation prior to � � zone completion.
East Poplar Unit No. 61 is flowing water and oil from the Charles A zone.
East Poplar Unit No. 62 is setting whip stock at 2.991 feet after encountering crooked hole troubles.
East Poplar Unit No. 64 is coring for the � zones at 5,833 feet.
North of Wolf Point, the Wagner-Christianson-Cox-Cranston No. 1 Eggum well, SE SE-13-31N-46E. is drilling below 3.500 feet. No shows have been reported to date.
The Richfield Oil company is reliably reported to be drilling the No. 2 Buck Elk location, 40 acres west of No. I Buck Elk, recently completed � zone producer.
Because of lack of office space and proximity of Plentywood to the oil fields, the Amerada Oil Co. is moving its headquarters from Wolf Point to Plentywood. The move, which involves 20 workers, will take place Monday.
WOLF POINT-JUDGE NELS LUND is pictured proudly displaying his five-year-old Haroldson apple tree in his yard which has so many apples on it that he nas had to stake It up to keep the branches
from breaking off. Judge Lund says he didn't expect very much from the tree when he planted It since Wolf Point doesn't grow very many fruits, but he reports he's had goad luck with the tree every year, and this year is the best yet
P. M. PEDERSEN DIES SUDDENLY WHILE VISITING
P. M. Pedersen. Watford City, N. D., died suddenly of a heart attack while he and his wife were visiting their daughter, Mrs. Eugene Swank, and family. The Ped-ersens had been visiting for about two weeks and he died the night they had planned to return home.
Funeral services were at the Everson Funeral Chapel in Willis-ton. Sept. 3. with Rev. Albert Grender of the First Lutheran church of Watford City officiating. Burial was at the Riverview cemetery in Williston.
�Surviving are his widow; three Sons. Chris. Racine. Wis.. Emil, Peru. S. A., and Paul, Bottineau. N. D.; two daughters. Mrs. Eugene Swank. Poplar, and Mrs. Ted Sep-pala. Buffalo, S. D. and four grandchildren.
BUSHMAN EARNS PROMOTION TO BILLINGS AREA OFFICE
John Bushman left yesterday for Billings where he has been promoted to special officer of the Indian Service. Bushman, formerly Roosevelt county policeman, will be working out of the Billings area office of the Bureau of Indian affairs.
Citizens File Complaint Against Club
WOLF POINT�
A complaint was filed with the Roosevelt county clerk of court Tuesday charging the Ranch Night club with being a public nuisance. The complaint states that the premises constitute a public nuisance and thai the property should be abated. A temporary injunction was issued pending final determination of the cause of action.
The defendent in the complaint, Lila Hall, owner of the building located near the Missouri river bridge east of Wolf Point, or other persons occupying the premises are enjoined and restrained from maintaining or permitting the alleged nuisance. They are also "enjoined and restrained from moving from the premises and fixtures, musical instruments, gambling and paraphernalia, if any, and movable property used in conducting, maintaining, or aiding the nuisance pending final determination of the cause." The case will be heard in District court Sept. 15 at 10 am.
Complaintanis in the case are Parker Eldridge. Paul Kemp. S. V. Nedrud. James Larson. Carl Deck. Lester Gross. Clarence Bartel. Mel-vin Leuenbergcr. Rev. Frank H. Ewart. Rev. P. M. Cantelon. Robert Wilkins, and Harry Dasinger.
FRONTIER LINES NAMES WP STOP AS TEMPORARY
Wolf Point has been proposed as a town to be served temporarily by Frontier Airlines. The proposal was given by the Civil Aeronautics board when it proposed that the airlines be authorized to serve 28 western cities and towns on a permanent basis and 12 on a temporary three-year authorization. Interested parties have 15 days to object to the proposal. A hearing will be held if there are any objections.
Permanent stopping points suggested were Williston and Bis-marck-Mandan, N. D.; Billings and Glendive, Mont.; Cheyenne Laramie. Casper Rock Springs. Wor-land. Riverton-Lander. and Lovell-Powell-Cody. Wyo.; Salt Lake City and Vernal. Utah; Denver. Pueblo. Almosa. Grand Junction, Coriex and Durango. Colo.; Albuquerque. Gallup, Farmington and Silver City-Hurley. N. M., and Winslow. Flagstaff. Prescott, Phoenix, and Tucson. Ariz.
Besides Wolf Point, temporary certification was proposed for Dickinson, N. D.; Miles City and Sidney, Mont.; Greybull, Kemmerer and Rawlins. Wyo.; Gunnison. Montrose-Delta and Monte Vista, Colo.: and Safford and Clifton-Morcenci, Ariz.
^ofoos TWpf^BO^L SOU:.
4-H, FFA Groups Plan to Enter Booths^i^octi--
COUNTY YOUTHS TO ENTER CULBERTSON FAIR CONTEST
Dress Revue, Auction Set For Saturday
The Poplar Standard
"Voice of The Oil City"
Poplar, Roosevelt County, Montana, Friday, September 9, 1955
�� HOSPITAL NEEDS BLOOD FOR SURGERY
Tacoma Indian hospital is very much in the need of blood to replenish its exhausted supply. More is also needed to reduce its deficit of over 300 units borowed from the blood bank.
Chest surgery has become an important part of the treatment of Tuberculosis. One of the greatest aids in performing this surgery is the blood transfusion. Six units of blood is the average requirement per patient. If relatives cannot donate, patients are dependent on the generosity of the people in the community. The lack of blood in many cases has been a factor in postponing the much needed sur-ization of these patients for weeks or even months. The sooner they can return to their loved ones, the sooner the hospital can admit someone else, in need of treatment, said Charles Newbreast. Tribesman Council chairman.
"This is a sincere plea for prospective donors to donate their blood now. Sec your local Red Cross or nearest blood bank on how to donate for exclusive use at the Tacoma Indian Hospital or credit t to some specific patient." stated Newbreast.
The bank is: Pierce County Blood Bank. Tacoma Indian hospital. Tacoma, Wash.
Children Injured When Stock Car Climbs Embankment
Three children watching the stock car races at Circle's Golden Jubilee Monday were hurt when a speeding stock car left a track and hurtled Into the youngsters watching from an embankment.
Dick Spltzer, 10, Circle; Dorothy Reddig, 6, Lustre, and Kathleen Reddlg, 9, Frazer, were taken to the Trinity hospital In Wolf Point after receiving emergency first aid at Circle.
The car was driven by Dick Girard, Wolf Point
The Spltzer boy suffered a concussion, K. Reddig has a broken shoulder, and D. Reddig was bruised. Their conditions are described as not serious, but about the same as when they were admitted. The two Reddig girls are cousins.
The Spltzer boy was still unconscious Wednesday afternoon.
CLUB STARTS FUND DRIVE FOR CANCER
The Senior Woman's club of Culbertson will sponsor a drive for Mrs. Floyd Mathiason and Kathy Murphy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Murphy, who is suffering from a rare form of leukemia known as letterer-stiles. Kathy is at present in the home of her grandparents in Butte. Mont.
When advisctt tiy the local doctor to seek a specialist, the Mur-phys first took the three-year-old to Great Falls where the hospital advised them to enter her in a Salt Lake City clinic. The Salt Lake doctors could give them no permanent encouragement and only suggested that she must receive transfusions as often as needed and be close to a children's doctor and a clinic for emergency treatment.
The Murphys found that their hospitalization insurance would not cover Kathy's expenses in that letterer-stiles is listed as a rare disease and so. consequently they have had trouble meeting the hospital and doctor expenses so far incurred. Patrolman Murphy has been a member of the State Highway patrol stationed in Culbertson for the past two years and Mrs. Murphy has worked at the telephone office. At present Mrs. Murphy and Gerry. 8th grade, Patty, beginning school this year, and three-year-old Kathy are living in Butte with the maternal grandparents while Murphy continues his job in Culbeilson. He hopes to be transferred.
Also suffering from leukemia is Mrs. Mathiason, young mother of three small children. After a two years illness, she was entered in the University hispital in Minneapolis Wednesday morning. Mathiason operates a welding shop at Sor-by's Implement. The young couple came to Culbertson from Plenty-wood about a year ago.
Because the many friends of the Murphys and the Mathiasons have expressed a desire to assist these two families in facing their emergencies, the Woman's club asks that contributions be placed in the two coin boxes to be found in Culbertson stores and in the boxes which are part of the Cancer Booth at the Youth Fair. Contributions may also be given to Woman's club members or Constable Alex Damm.
Results of the drive will be published.
POLIO CHAPTER RECEIVES LOAN FROM NEW YORK
A check for $1,575 from the March of Dimes headquarters in New York has been received by the Roosevelt county chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.
Wayne Gillette, chapter chairman said that the money is an advance, borrowed from funds which would otherwise been used in other phases of the nation's fight against polio. It is hoped that it can be returned to the National Foundation headquarters from contributions to the next March of Dimes in January. 1956.
The National Foundation extends help to the limit of its resources to those of its chapters which have had to go into the red to insure the necessary care of polio patients, said Gillette. New York headquarters is calling in the surpluses of all chapters that are now in the black for redistribution among others in distress.
"The promise of the Salk vaccine is bright but the full realization of that promise is for the future. As we in Roosevelt county know only too well, polio isn't licked yet." Gillette said.
Indian Congress Exhibits Art Work Of Local People
The National Congress of American Indians which met last week in Spokane. Wash., featured an all Indian Art Exhibit with Bess Palmer. Assiniboine of the Fort Peck reservation, as chairman.
A collection of Indian beadwork. basketry. Navajo blankets, jewelry end other relics of Indian culture were displayed. In conjunction with this exhibit wlas a display of ceramic pieces from White Feather Studio here in Poplar.
Through the Montana Committee on Human Relations of the University of Montana a collection of Indian oil paintings were loaned to
M-DU Hearings For Uniformity Will Be Sept. 22
A petition by the Montana-Dakota Utilities company for authority to standardize its rates for commercial electric service, and to establish a standard for classification of communities for residential rates purposed will be heard in the court house in Glendive, at 9:30 a.m.. Sept. 22, by the Public Service commission.
In the application the company proposes to cancel its rate schedules 20-M. 21-M and 22-M-2 (commercial) and 30-M (power) and to adopt schedule 20-M-l in substitution. This schedule will be available in all communities served by
ENGINEER SAYS DAM LOW LEVEL IS TEMPORARY
GLASGOW�"The best water for us is the water highest up. Water we can keep up here (in Fort Peck reservoir) can be used four times in reservoirs below." was the declaration of Brig. Gen. W. E. Potter. Omaha Division engineer of the Missouri River division. Corps of Engineers, at a dinner meeting with Glasgow Chamber of Commerce officials.
General Potter went to Glasgow for an inspection trip of the Fort Peck project, accompanied by a group of prominent midwesterners and southerners, including three other members of the Mississippi river commission.
The division engineer's statements referred to the heavy drawdown being made on the Fort Peck reservoir this season, with water being used to help fill Garrison dam reservoir and other downstream reservoirs as well as in aiding downstream navigation and domestic water supplies.
General Potter's talk indicate,4 that the situation is a temporary one. and that, with a normal runoff season. Fort Peck reservoir will begin to be refilled in the spring.
The visitors met at the informal dinner program to discuss mutual problems on the river, with Glasgow officials.
HUNTERS' MAPS OMIT ELK AREA NUMBER THREE
The Montana Fish and Game commission this week notified all elk hunters that a description of elk area No. 3 in Lewis and Clark county was inadvertantly left out of the hunter map description, according to A. A. O'Ciaire. department director.
This area, which is drawn into the elk may. is described as follows: "3 - OPEN AREA: That portion of Cascade county lying south and west of the Cascade-Millegan road and south and east of the Missouri river (and that portion of Lewis and Clark county lying north of the Gates of the Mountains closed area, and east of the Missouri river) shall be open to the hunting of either sex elk beginning Oct. 15 until the desired harvest is made."
the company and will be uniform throughout the territory covered by the company.
The company also proposes to adopt a rule which will provide for the division of all communities served into two classes. Class A and Class B. The classification will depend upon the number of residential and rural customers in that area.
Class A communities, according to the proposed plan, will be those where the total of residential customers in the area designated number 400 or more for three consecutive billings. If this rule is adopted, customers residing in Baker, Plentywood. Poplar and Scobey. and adjacent areas will have slightly reduced rates.
The effect on the company on a whole if the petition is accepted would be as follows:
Revenue will decrease $2.967. or 5.96 per cent for light and power now billed as one account. Revenue will increase $15.558, or 2.86 per cent for light and power now billed as separate accounts.
Lighting accounts, having no power service, will decrease $7,757, or 1.63 per cent.
Reclassification of 2,277 residential customers in Baker, Plenty-wood. Poplar and Scobey, will decrease $9,644. or 6.43 per cent.
The total revenue under present rates will be Sl.229.672: revenue under the proposed rate will be $1,-224.862. a decrease of $4.810, or .39 per cent.
Members of the Public Service commission who will hear the petition are Leonard C. Young, chairman: Austin B. Middleton, commissioner; and Paul T. Smith, commissioner.
Fall Rodeo
The Poplar Saddle club is sponsoring a fall rodeo. Saturday and Sunday. Sept. 17 and 18. starting at 1 o'clock. This will include bronc riding, bare back riding, wild cow milking, ladies barrel race, kids barrel race, matched calf roping with handsome prizes for each event. Further information may be obtained from Jesse Kirn, area secretary, with headquarters at the recreation center.
Hope McDonald. These paintings, life-sized replicas of the Blackfeet and Flathead Chiefs and Indian studies, were a highlight in the event.
Also many pen and ink sketches by Tenny DeWitt, Wolf Point, were shown with the exhibit of the local studio group.
Some 3.500 guests were registered in the book located in the Hall of Loges in the Davenport hotel.
CELEBRATION DRAWS INDIANS FROM MONTANA
Poplar's 4th Oil celebration was held Sept. 1. 2. and 3. on the grounds west and including Legion Park. Three oil companies contributed $450 and with money from the tribal funds the campers were well cared for during the three days, and assured the Fort Peck people they would be back next year.
Celebration leaders were, chairman, Robert Left Hand Thunder; vice chairman. Harvey Bear Cub. and secretary - .reasurer, Leslie Warrior.
The owner of a teepee, not a tent, on the celebration grounds was given $10. There were seventeen camps in all. from the Crow and Ft. Belnap reservations. Oswego. Frazer. Wolf Point, and Poplar.
Announcers were Sante Iron Ring. Howard Iron Leggins. and Williard Sweeney. The sports program consisted of one. one-half and one-quarter mile horse racing. Many exhibition dances, as grass dance, hoop dance, contest dances for boys, men's fancy dances and the kahom-ini attracted many spectators.
A very large cake presented by the Wolf Point bakery was cut and distributed by Mrs. Savannah John-son. Favorable weather was a contributing factor in making the cele. bralion a success.
LOWE CHARGED
WITH BEATING OF WOODISCH
WOLF POINT�
Max Lowe Is being held under a $1.000 bond on charges of second degree assault after allegedly beating up John Woodisch at their house one block north of the underpass. He is reported to have beaten Woodisch about the face with an axe handle about midnight Friday night. Lowe's case was bound over to district court by Nels Lund, police judge.
Judge Lund also ruled on three cases involving drunkenness and 17 other miscellaneous cases during the week. On the docket for tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. is the trial of three Ranch club girls. Jeanne Mason. Helen Rudisill. and Pat Richards, on charges of vagrancy.
The annual Youth Fair will be held Saturday in Culbertson. starting with judging at 10 a.m. Features of the fair will be booths, livestock judging and showing, contests, dress revue, and a dance.
Members of the Youth Fair Board met Tuesday night at the Armory in Culbertson under the direction of Howard McKinney to check the final plans for the fair, Saturday, Sept. 10.
Each committee checked its plans with the group and completed arrangements for the eounty-wido event which is expected to draw a crowd from neighboring counties as well as Roosevelt.
Twenty educational booths are expected to line the Armory where food, clothing, crops and agriculture will be exhibited.
Changes in judges and chairmen personnel were announced as follows: Frances Brink. Scobey. the home demonstration agent will take the place of Mrs. Pauline Dea in judging the home exhibits and Leo Kleffner. Glasgow, associate agent will replace Roy Stack as livestock judge. Mrs. Florence Koester. Culbertson will be responsible for the clothing exhibits.
Registration for the fair will continue from two p.m. Friday until nine p.m. and from 8 a.m. Saturday morning until time for judging at 10 a.m. Those entering exhibits in the home economics department are reminded that they can only enter two items in any one class.
Premiums can be collected in the County Agents office immediately
following the Dress revue and a varied program of music and dancing has been planned for all young folks of the area, both town and rural lasting from 8:30 p.m. until 10 p.m .
At 10:30 a free dance for adults is scheduled to complete the day.
Livestock judging and showing will begin Saturday morning at 10 for all animals on exhibition by 4-H clubs and F.FA members in the area with Leo Kleffner. associate county agent of Glasgow acting as judge. Using the Danish system blue, red and white ribbons will be awarded with a purple for grand champion and a reserve champion to be chosen if animals of such quality are shown. Premiums on all livestock will be paid in cash immedia'.cly following the judging if possible.
Fred Traegger. Culbertson, will call the auction which will begin at one p.m. in front of the grand-strnd. Saturday's market price will form the flror for the bids and each animal will be handled by its owner. Each boy or girl has the privilege of bidding on his own exhibit if he wishes and his animal need not be sold.
Howard Raxmussen of the Culbertson locker plant will butcher any animals bought at the auction if it is so desired and Fred Traegger has offered the facilities of the live stock yards for the animals until they can be butchered.
Immediately following the livestock auction a tractor driving contest will be held with driving safety stressed. Contestants will be required to back both two and four wheeled trailers into designal-(Continucd on Page Three)
AREA PIONEERS ARE INVITED TO YOUTH FAIR
An open invitation is extended to all old-timers of the area who have lived here for 50 years or more to attend the Free Appreciation dinner to be held Saturday afternoon. Sept 10. in Culbertson in conjunction with the Roosevelt County Youth fair.
All such pioneers are being asked to register with McKinney Brothers, in Culbertson. with Oscar Hippe. in Froid or with Art Coul-ston in Bainville and receive their old-timer ribbon, which is their ticket to the free dinner.
Eighty-two registered last year at the first Old-Timers dinner with Mrs. Sarah McBridc winning the top honors for having lived in the area for the greatest number of years. This year a prize will be given both the man and the woman with the greatest number of years residence to their credit.
Exact time and place of the dinner will be announced later.
COUNTY SEttS LOTS IN BAINVILLE FOR $240
Roosevelt county commissioners sold 24 county property lots at Bainville Tuesday to Eva Mating-ley. The lots, which are on the west edge of Bainville, sold for a total appraised price of $240. The county now has 12 lots left which it owns in Bainville.

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Bureau Fails To Grant Bridge Bid
The tentative awarding of a $599.78� contract by the Montana Highway commission to build a bridge over the Missouri rivi*r in central Montana has not been granted by the U. S. Bureau of Public Roads.
State Highway Engineer Scott P. Hart Mid the bridge project will be advertised later. Low bidder on the project at the July 27 opening in Helena was the N. A. Nelson Construction Co., Sheridan. Wyo.
Hart said it was hoped at the next bid opening that more bidders would be interested and more favorable prices received.
The bridge would span the Missouri's longest unbridged section and would be located between Grass Range and Malta on Highway 19.
Since construction started, a slide condition arose. Although Hart said that this was not the reason for the failure to award the contract, it roight mean an alternate route to the bridge site from the south will be considered.
Leukemia Victim
STATE VACCINE APPORTIONMENT 20,853 DOSES
Montana will get 20.a53 doses or Salic polio vaccine under the government's voluntary distribution program for children in the 5-9 age groups. Dr. G. D. Carlyle Thompson said.
Apportionment figures for the state were revised upward from Ithe 18.144 dose figure announced by the U. S. Public Health service in Washington.
Thompson said that of the vaccine now available for Montana. 3.000 doses are being reserved for the public health program in the state. The remaining 17.847 doses will be available to regular commercial outlets.
Under the state's voluntary control plan, pharmacists and physicians have agreed the vaccine will !�� made available only to those youngsters in Montana within the 5-9 group.
The statewide Salk inoculation program this year was given to an estimated 15.000 first and second graders through county health agencies. All but two of Montana's 56 counties participated.
The State Board of Health reported, however, there are about 58.000 children In the 5-8 group. This means that a little more than one-quarter of the eligible youngsters have received the vaccine shots to date.
KATHY MURPHY, three-year-eld daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Murphy, suffers from a rare form of leukemia known as letterer-stiles. She is at present at the home of her grandparents in
Butte, Mont. The Senior Woman's club of Culbertson will sponsor a drive to collect money to help the Murphy family and also Mrs. Floyd Mathiason, another victim of leukemia.
Indian Tribal Land Sales Total $91,597
Tribal Indian oil land bonuses for tracts north of Poplar totaled $91,597.83 in a sealed bids sale last Friday at the Tribal chambers in Poplar. Oil news of wells shows standard progress with East Poplar Unit No. 61 f'owing water and oil from the Charles A zone.
Another piece of oil events pertinent to Wolf Point was the decision to move the Amerada company out of Wolf Point to Plenty-wood.
Myszka Death Case Preliminary Hearing Is Being Continued
The preliminary hearings In the case of Floyd C. London and ton Bill have been continued until Sept. 10, on motion filed by Mc-Cone county attorney B. Miles Larson.
London .-nd son are b-:ing held without bail in connection with the shooting of Clement A. Mys-zka, near Circle, Aug. 17. Both are charged with first degree murder. Bill London is in the Glendive jail and Floyd London it in the Sidney jail.
Mytzka. 17, was a farmhand on the London farm near Circle at the time of the fatal shooting. He and a friend. Pat Rauen. Edgar. Wis., were enroute to Yellowstone park and had been working on the London farm a-bout a week or 10 days.
"NOAH'S ARK" HIGHLIGHTS ICE SHOW AT BUTTE
"Holiday on Ice" a revue with 35 acts, including a special number for children, will be held in Butte Sept. 10 to 15 at the Butte Civic Center. Sponsored by the Bagdad Shrine Temple, all proceeds from the show this year will go to the Shriners Crippled Childrens hospital in Spokane.
The highlight of the revue will be "Noah's Ark", a show with a moral for children. Tickets for "Holiday" are on sale at the Civic Center, and mail orders may be sent to the show care of the center. Prices for all performances are $3. $2.50. $2. and $1.50.
Sunday performances are at 1:30 or 6:30 p.m. All other performances are at 8:30 nightly. Tickets ordered by mail should mention the date of performance desired, section or price range, and enclose a stamped, self addressed return envelop with check or money order.
Fruit Growing Center
The highest bid offered for an Indian land tract was $43.29. given by Carter. Out of 74 tracts for sale, 46 of them were sold with a total acreage of 9,191.38 acres sold. Acres offered were 16,151.80. The averag; bonus per acre was $9.97.
Bids were to have been received ually owned trust or restricted In-for leasing 5.920.40 acres of tribal lands and 9.991.40 acres of individ-dian land and 240 acres of Turtle Mountain public domain allotments located in Roosevelt and Daniels counties for oil and gas mining purposes.
Oil companies submitting bids included Carter, Sinclair. Amerada Petroleum company. California �.�������. Gulf Oil company, Richfield Oil company, and Mobile Producing company. Locations of the tracts are north of Poplar.
The mds are subject to approval of the Assiniboine-Sioux tribes of the Fort Peck Indian reservation and units on allotted lands are subject to approval of individual Indian owners.
Well Information
East Poplar Unit No. 57 has reached a total depth of 8,920 feet in the Red River formation and the operator is currently setting production casing through the Charles formation prior to � � zone completion.
East Poplar Unit No. 61 is flowing water and oil from the Charles A zone.
East Poplar Unit No. 62 is setting whip stock at 2.991 feet after encountering crooked hole troubles.
East Poplar Unit No. 64 is coring for the � zones at 5,833 feet.
North of Wolf Point, the Wagner-Christianson-Cox-Cranston No. 1 Eggum well, SE SE-13-31N-46E. is drilling below 3.500 feet. No shows have been reported to date.
The Richfield Oil company is reliably reported to be drilling the No. 2 Buck Elk location, 40 acres west of No. I Buck Elk, recently completed � zone producer.
Because of lack of office space and proximity of Plentywood to the oil fields, the Amerada Oil Co. is moving its headquarters from Wolf Point to Plentywood. The move, which involves 20 workers, will take place Monday.
WOLF POINT-JUDGE NELS LUND is pictured proudly displaying his five-year-old Haroldson apple tree in his yard which has so many apples on it that he nas had to stake It up to keep the branches
from breaking off. Judge Lund says he didn't expect very much from the tree when he planted It since Wolf Point doesn't grow very many fruits, but he reports he's had goad luck with the tree every year, and this year is the best yet
P. M. PEDERSEN DIES SUDDENLY WHILE VISITING
P. M. Pedersen. Watford City, N. D., died suddenly of a heart attack while he and his wife were visiting their daughter, Mrs. Eugene Swank, and family. The Ped-ersens had been visiting for about two weeks and he died the night they had planned to return home.
Funeral services were at the Everson Funeral Chapel in Willis-ton. Sept. 3. with Rev. Albert Grender of the First Lutheran church of Watford City officiating. Burial was at the Riverview cemetery in Williston.
�Surviving are his widow; three Sons. Chris. Racine. Wis.. Emil, Peru. S. A., and Paul, Bottineau. N. D.; two daughters. Mrs. Eugene Swank. Poplar, and Mrs. Ted Sep-pala. Buffalo, S. D. and four grandchildren.
BUSHMAN EARNS PROMOTION TO BILLINGS AREA OFFICE
John Bushman left yesterday for Billings where he has been promoted to special officer of the Indian Service. Bushman, formerly Roosevelt county policeman, will be working out of the Billings area office of the Bureau of Indian affairs.
Citizens File Complaint Against Club
WOLF POINT�
A complaint was filed with the Roosevelt county clerk of court Tuesday charging the Ranch Night club with being a public nuisance. The complaint states that the premises constitute a public nuisance and thai the property should be abated. A temporary injunction was issued pending final determination of the cause of action.
The defendent in the complaint, Lila Hall, owner of the building located near the Missouri river bridge east of Wolf Point, or other persons occupying the premises are enjoined and restrained from maintaining or permitting the alleged nuisance. They are also "enjoined and restrained from moving from the premises and fixtures, musical instruments, gambling and paraphernalia, if any, and movable property used in conducting, maintaining, or aiding the nuisance pending final determination of the cause." The case will be heard in District court Sept. 15 at 10 am.
Complaintanis in the case are Parker Eldridge. Paul Kemp. S. V. Nedrud. James Larson. Carl Deck. Lester Gross. Clarence Bartel. Mel-vin Leuenbergcr. Rev. Frank H. Ewart. Rev. P. M. Cantelon. Robert Wilkins, and Harry Dasinger.
FRONTIER LINES NAMES WP STOP AS TEMPORARY
Wolf Point has been proposed as a town to be served temporarily by Frontier Airlines. The proposal was given by the Civil Aeronautics board when it proposed that the airlines be authorized to serve 28 western cities and towns on a permanent basis and 12 on a temporary three-year authorization. Interested parties have 15 days to object to the proposal. A hearing will be held if there are any objections.
Permanent stopping points suggested were Williston and Bis-marck-Mandan, N. D.; Billings and Glendive, Mont.; Cheyenne Laramie. Casper Rock Springs. Wor-land. Riverton-Lander. and Lovell-Powell-Cody. Wyo.; Salt Lake City and Vernal. Utah; Denver. Pueblo. Almosa. Grand Junction, Coriex and Durango. Colo.; Albuquerque. Gallup, Farmington and Silver City-Hurley. N. M., and Winslow. Flagstaff. Prescott, Phoenix, and Tucson. Ariz.
Besides Wolf Point, temporary certification was proposed for Dickinson, N. D.; Miles City and Sidney, Mont.; Greybull, Kemmerer and Rawlins. Wyo.; Gunnison. Montrose-Delta and Monte Vista, Colo.: and Safford and Clifton-Morcenci, Ariz.
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4-H, FFA Groups Plan to Enter Booths^i^octi--
COUNTY YOUTHS TO ENTER CULBERTSON FAIR CONTEST
Dress Revue, Auction Set For Saturday
The Poplar Standard
"Voice of The Oil City"
Poplar, Roosevelt County, Montana, Friday, September 9, 1955
�� HOSPITAL NEEDS BLOOD FOR SURGERY
Tacoma Indian hospital is very much in the need of blood to replenish its exhausted supply. More is also needed to reduce its deficit of over 300 units borowed from the blood bank.
Chest surgery has become an important part of the treatment of Tuberculosis. One of the greatest aids in performing this surgery is the blood transfusion. Six units of blood is the average requirement per patient. If relatives cannot donate, patients are dependent on the generosity of the people in the community. The lack of blood in many cases has been a factor in postponing the much needed sur-ization of these patients for weeks or even months. The sooner they can return to their loved ones, the sooner the hospital can admit someone else, in need of treatment, said Charles Newbreast. Tribesman Council chairman.
"This is a sincere plea for prospective donors to donate their blood now. Sec your local Red Cross or nearest blood bank on how to donate for exclusive use at the Tacoma Indian Hospital or credit t to some specific patient." stated Newbreast.
The bank is: Pierce County Blood Bank. Tacoma Indian hospital. Tacoma, Wash.
Children Injured When Stock Car Climbs Embankment
Three children watching the stock car races at Circle's Golden Jubilee Monday were hurt when a speeding stock car left a track and hurtled Into the youngsters watching from an embankment.
Dick Spltzer, 10, Circle; Dorothy Reddig, 6, Lustre, and Kathleen Reddlg, 9, Frazer, were taken to the Trinity hospital In Wolf Point after receiving emergency first aid at Circle.
The car was driven by Dick Girard, Wolf Point
The Spltzer boy suffered a concussion, K. Reddig has a broken shoulder, and D. Reddig was bruised. Their conditions are described as not serious, but about the same as when they were admitted. The two Reddig girls are cousins.
The Spltzer boy was still unconscious Wednesday afternoon.
CLUB STARTS FUND DRIVE FOR CANCER
The Senior Woman's club of Culbertson will sponsor a drive for Mrs. Floyd Mathiason and Kathy Murphy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Murphy, who is suffering from a rare form of leukemia known as letterer-stiles. Kathy is at present in the home of her grandparents in Butte. Mont.
When advisctt tiy the local doctor to seek a specialist, the Mur-phys first took the three-year-old to Great Falls where the hospital advised them to enter her in a Salt Lake City clinic. The Salt Lake doctors could give them no permanent encouragement and only suggested that she must receive transfusions as often as needed and be close to a children's doctor and a clinic for emergency treatment.
The Murphys found that their hospitalization insurance would not cover Kathy's expenses in that letterer-stiles is listed as a rare disease and so. consequently they have had trouble meeting the hospital and doctor expenses so far incurred. Patrolman Murphy has been a member of the State Highway patrol stationed in Culbertson for the past two years and Mrs. Murphy has worked at the telephone office. At present Mrs. Murphy and Gerry. 8th grade, Patty, beginning school this year, and three-year-old Kathy are living in Butte with the maternal grandparents while Murphy continues his job in Culbeilson. He hopes to be transferred.
Also suffering from leukemia is Mrs. Mathiason, young mother of three small children. After a two years illness, she was entered in the University hispital in Minneapolis Wednesday morning. Mathiason operates a welding shop at Sor-by's Implement. The young couple came to Culbertson from Plenty-wood about a year ago.
Because the many friends of the Murphys and the Mathiasons have expressed a desire to assist these two families in facing their emergencies, the Woman's club asks that contributions be placed in the two coin boxes to be found in Culbertson stores and in the boxes which are part of the Cancer Booth at the Youth Fair. Contributions may also be given to Woman's club members or Constable Alex Damm.
Results of the drive will be published.
POLIO CHAPTER RECEIVES LOAN FROM NEW YORK
A check for $1,575 from the March of Dimes headquarters in New York has been received by the Roosevelt county chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.
Wayne Gillette, chapter chairman said that the money is an advance, borrowed from funds which would otherwise been used in other phases of the nation's fight against polio. It is hoped that it can be returned to the National Foundation headquarters from contributions to the next March of Dimes in January. 1956.
The National Foundation extends help to the limit of its resources to those of its chapters which have had to go into the red to insure the necessary care of polio patients, said Gillette. New York headquarters is calling in the surpluses of all chapters that are now in the black for redistribution among others in distress.
"The promise of the Salk vaccine is bright but the full realization of that promise is for the future. As we in Roosevelt county know only too well, polio isn't licked yet." Gillette said.
Indian Congress Exhibits Art Work Of Local People
The National Congress of American Indians which met last week in Spokane. Wash., featured an all Indian Art Exhibit with Bess Palmer. Assiniboine of the Fort Peck reservation, as chairman.
A collection of Indian beadwork. basketry. Navajo blankets, jewelry end other relics of Indian culture were displayed. In conjunction with this exhibit wlas a display of ceramic pieces from White Feather Studio here in Poplar.
Through the Montana Committee on Human Relations of the University of Montana a collection of Indian oil paintings were loaned to
M-DU Hearings For Uniformity Will Be Sept. 22
A petition by the Montana-Dakota Utilities company for authority to standardize its rates for commercial electric service, and to establish a standard for classification of communities for residential rates purposed will be heard in the court house in Glendive, at 9:30 a.m.. Sept. 22, by the Public Service commission.
In the application the company proposes to cancel its rate schedules 20-M. 21-M and 22-M-2 (commercial) and 30-M (power) and to adopt schedule 20-M-l in substitution. This schedule will be available in all communities served by
ENGINEER SAYS DAM LOW LEVEL IS TEMPORARY
GLASGOW�"The best water for us is the water highest up. Water we can keep up here (in Fort Peck reservoir) can be used four times in reservoirs below." was the declaration of Brig. Gen. W. E. Potter. Omaha Division engineer of the Missouri River division. Corps of Engineers, at a dinner meeting with Glasgow Chamber of Commerce officials.
General Potter went to Glasgow for an inspection trip of the Fort Peck project, accompanied by a group of prominent midwesterners and southerners, including three other members of the Mississippi river commission.
The division engineer's statements referred to the heavy drawdown being made on the Fort Peck reservoir this season, with water being used to help fill Garrison dam reservoir and other downstream reservoirs as well as in aiding downstream navigation and domestic water supplies.
General Potter's talk indicate,4 that the situation is a temporary one. and that, with a normal runoff season. Fort Peck reservoir will begin to be refilled in the spring.
The visitors met at the informal dinner program to discuss mutual problems on the river, with Glasgow officials.
HUNTERS' MAPS OMIT ELK AREA NUMBER THREE
The Montana Fish and Game commission this week notified all elk hunters that a description of elk area No. 3 in Lewis and Clark county was inadvertantly left out of the hunter map description, according to A. A. O'Ciaire. department director.
This area, which is drawn into the elk may. is described as follows: "3 - OPEN AREA: That portion of Cascade county lying south and west of the Cascade-Millegan road and south and east of the Missouri river (and that portion of Lewis and Clark county lying north of the Gates of the Mountains closed area, and east of the Missouri river) shall be open to the hunting of either sex elk beginning Oct. 15 until the desired harvest is made."
the company and will be uniform throughout the territory covered by the company.
The company also proposes to adopt a rule which will provide for the division of all communities served into two classes. Class A and Class B. The classification will depend upon the number of residential and rural customers in that area.
Class A communities, according to the proposed plan, will be those where the total of residential customers in the area designated number 400 or more for three consecutive billings. If this rule is adopted, customers residing in Baker, Plentywood. Poplar and Scobey. and adjacent areas will have slightly reduced rates.
The effect on the company on a whole if the petition is accepted would be as follows:
Revenue will decrease $2.967. or 5.96 per cent for light and power now billed as one account. Revenue will increase $15.558, or 2.86 per cent for light and power now billed as separate accounts.
Lighting accounts, having no power service, will decrease $7,757, or 1.63 per cent.
Reclassification of 2,277 residential customers in Baker, Plenty-wood. Poplar and Scobey, will decrease $9,644. or 6.43 per cent.
The total revenue under present rates will be Sl.229.672: revenue under the proposed rate will be $1,-224.862. a decrease of $4.810, or .39 per cent.
Members of the Public Service commission who will hear the petition are Leonard C. Young, chairman: Austin B. Middleton, commissioner; and Paul T. Smith, commissioner.
Fall Rodeo
The Poplar Saddle club is sponsoring a fall rodeo. Saturday and Sunday. Sept. 17 and 18. starting at 1 o'clock. This will include bronc riding, bare back riding, wild cow milking, ladies barrel race, kids barrel race, matched calf roping with handsome prizes for each event. Further information may be obtained from Jesse Kirn, area secretary, with headquarters at the recreation center.
Hope McDonald. These paintings, life-sized replicas of the Blackfeet and Flathead Chiefs and Indian studies, were a highlight in the event.
Also many pen and ink sketches by Tenny DeWitt, Wolf Point, were shown with the exhibit of the local studio group.
Some 3.500 guests were registered in the book located in the Hall of Loges in the Davenport hotel.
CELEBRATION DRAWS INDIANS FROM MONTANA
Poplar's 4th Oil celebration was held Sept. 1. 2. and 3. on the grounds west and including Legion Park. Three oil companies contributed $450 and with money from the tribal funds the campers were well cared for during the three days, and assured the Fort Peck people they would be back next year.
Celebration leaders were, chairman, Robert Left Hand Thunder; vice chairman. Harvey Bear Cub. and secretary - .reasurer, Leslie Warrior.
The owner of a teepee, not a tent, on the celebration grounds was given $10. There were seventeen camps in all. from the Crow and Ft. Belnap reservations. Oswego. Frazer. Wolf Point, and Poplar.
Announcers were Sante Iron Ring. Howard Iron Leggins. and Williard Sweeney. The sports program consisted of one. one-half and one-quarter mile horse racing. Many exhibition dances, as grass dance, hoop dance, contest dances for boys, men's fancy dances and the kahom-ini attracted many spectators.
A very large cake presented by the Wolf Point bakery was cut and distributed by Mrs. Savannah John-son. Favorable weather was a contributing factor in making the cele. bralion a success.
LOWE CHARGED
WITH BEATING OF WOODISCH
WOLF POINT�
Max Lowe Is being held under a $1.000 bond on charges of second degree assault after allegedly beating up John Woodisch at their house one block north of the underpass. He is reported to have beaten Woodisch about the face with an axe handle about midnight Friday night. Lowe's case was bound over to district court by Nels Lund, police judge.
Judge Lund also ruled on three cases involving drunkenness and 17 other miscellaneous cases during the week. On the docket for tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. is the trial of three Ranch club girls. Jeanne Mason. Helen Rudisill. and Pat Richards, on charges of vagrancy.
The annual Youth Fair will be held Saturday in Culbertson. starting with judging at 10 a.m. Features of the fair will be booths, livestock judging and showing, contests, dress revue, and a dance.
Members of the Youth Fair Board met Tuesday night at the Armory in Culbertson under the direction of Howard McKinney to check the final plans for the fair, Saturday, Sept. 10.
Each committee checked its plans with the group and completed arrangements for the eounty-wido event which is expected to draw a crowd from neighboring counties as well as Roosevelt.
Twenty educational booths are expected to line the Armory where food, clothing, crops and agriculture will be exhibited.
Changes in judges and chairmen personnel were announced as follows: Frances Brink. Scobey. the home demonstration agent will take the place of Mrs. Pauline Dea in judging the home exhibits and Leo Kleffner. Glasgow, associate agent will replace Roy Stack as livestock judge. Mrs. Florence Koester. Culbertson will be responsible for the clothing exhibits.
Registration for the fair will continue from two p.m. Friday until nine p.m. and from 8 a.m. Saturday morning until time for judging at 10 a.m. Those entering exhibits in the home economics department are reminded that they can only enter two items in any one class.
Premiums can be collected in the County Agents office immediately
following the Dress revue and a varied program of music and dancing has been planned for all young folks of the area, both town and rural lasting from 8:30 p.m. until 10 p.m .
At 10:30 a free dance for adults is scheduled to complete the day.
Livestock judging and showing will begin Saturday morning at 10 for all animals on exhibition by 4-H clubs and F.FA members in the area with Leo Kleffner. associate county agent of Glasgow acting as judge. Using the Danish system blue, red and white ribbons will be awarded with a purple for grand champion and a reserve champion to be chosen if animals of such quality are shown. Premiums on all livestock will be paid in cash immedia'.cly following the judging if possible.
Fred Traegger. Culbertson, will call the auction which will begin at one p.m. in front of the grand-strnd. Saturday's market price will form the flror for the bids and each animal will be handled by its owner. Each boy or girl has the privilege of bidding on his own exhibit if he wishes and his animal need not be sold.
Howard Raxmussen of the Culbertson locker plant will butcher any animals bought at the auction if it is so desired and Fred Traegger has offered the facilities of the live stock yards for the animals until they can be butchered.
Immediately following the livestock auction a tractor driving contest will be held with driving safety stressed. Contestants will be required to back both two and four wheeled trailers into designal-(Continucd on Page Three)
AREA PIONEERS ARE INVITED TO YOUTH FAIR
An open invitation is extended to all old-timers of the area who have lived here for 50 years or more to attend the Free Appreciation dinner to be held Saturday afternoon. Sept 10. in Culbertson in conjunction with the Roosevelt County Youth fair.
All such pioneers are being asked to register with McKinney Brothers, in Culbertson. with Oscar Hippe. in Froid or with Art Coul-ston in Bainville and receive their old-timer ribbon, which is their ticket to the free dinner.
Eighty-two registered last year at the first Old-Timers dinner with Mrs. Sarah McBridc winning the top honors for having lived in the area for the greatest number of years. This year a prize will be given both the man and the woman with the greatest number of years residence to their credit.
Exact time and place of the dinner will be announced later.
COUNTY SEttS LOTS IN BAINVILLE FOR $240
Roosevelt county commissioners sold 24 county property lots at Bainville Tuesday to Eva Mating-ley. The lots, which are on the west edge of Bainville, sold for a total appraised price of $240. The county now has 12 lots left which it owns in Bainville.